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and so that is why you see the obama campaign pushing this so hard, because the wind energy industry has about 7,000 or 8,000 workers in iowa. >> reporter: then there is the fight in plain sight-- the >> romney would jeopardize thousands of jobs and knock the wind out of iowa's economy. >> a prairie fire of debt is sweeping across the nation. >> reporter: the negative ads are on >> reporter: the negative ads on almost every channel, every night. >> i mean, it's almost-- the ads border on being vulgar. >> reporter: steve bump has run a fireplace business in the des moines suburbs for 38 years, he knows fall is when people think about snuggling up to a warm fire, and more important for him, when they make buying decisions. >> if i'm selling romance and entertainment with my product, and i am, i don't want that customer to have all these negative thoughts in their mind about this ad that preceded me. >> reporter: bump says superpac- funded political ads are clogging up the airwaves. those campaign ads push his commercials off primetime and all his ads now cost 25% more. >> i'm probably
and so that is why you see the obama campaign pushing this so hard, because the wind energy industry has about 7,000 or 8,000 workers in iowa. >> reporter: then there is the fight in plain sight-- the >> romney would jeopardize thousands of jobs and knock the wind out of iowa's economy. >> a prairie fire of debt is sweeping across the nation. >> reporter: the negative ads are on >> reporter: the negative ads on almost every channel, every night. >> i mean,...
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spokesman for house speaker john boehner said: "we at the same time, republican leaders on the house energy and commerce committee welcomed the president's plan, and said it should also include meaningful regulatory reform. for more on the proposal and reaction from the business community and capitol hill, we're joined by steven dennis, who covers the white house and congress for roll call and hans nichols, a white house reporter for bloomberg. welcome to u both. beginning with you, steven dennis, fill out thisújust a little more for us. he's only asking for two different votes. >> yeah, the first thing he wants this is fast-track authority which hasn't been around fair while that gives the president really a lot more power to go to congress and say, "here's my plan to reorganize government. i want a vote up or down in 90 days, no filibusters, no messing with it in committee, no tacking on all these amendments." the the idea here is we have a very complex government. if keeps getting more complex. we have more layers added to it and nothing seems to get killed and the president is saying p
spokesman for house speaker john boehner said: "we at the same time, republican leaders on the house energy and commerce committee welcomed the president's plan, and said it should also include meaningful regulatory reform. for more on the proposal and reaction from the business community and capitol hill, we're joined by steven dennis, who covers the white house and congress for roll call and hans nichols, a white house reporter for bloomberg. welcome to u both. beginning with you, steven...
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he's reported to have recently met officials from the international atomic energy agency. today his family were in mourning. one m.p. blamed the agency for leaking his details to iran's enemies. >> sreenivasan: in washington, a white house spokesman said the u.s. condemns all such acts of violence. and secretary of state hillary clinton went further. >> i want to categorically deny any united states involvement in any kind of act of violence inside iran. >> sreenivasan: in israel, the head of the military had suggested tuesday that things might happen unnaturally to iran in 2012. today, the chief military spokesman said, "i don't know who settled the score with the iranian scientist, but i certainly am not shedding a tear." a brewing crisis between the government of pakistan and the country's military grew worse today. the prime minister fired the defense secretary. it was the latest fallout from a leaked memo that asked the u.s. to help rein in the pakistani military. the army has a history of seizing power, and it warned of grievous consequences after today's firing. mea
he's reported to have recently met officials from the international atomic energy agency. today his family were in mourning. one m.p. blamed the agency for leaking his details to iran's enemies. >> sreenivasan: in washington, a white house spokesman said the u.s. condemns all such acts of violence. and secretary of state hillary clinton went further. >> i want to categorically deny any united states involvement in any kind of act of violence inside iran. >> sreenivasan: in...
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. >> many have spoken out on the need to transition to a clean energy future. act exelon, we are acting. by 2020 we are committed to reducing, of setting, or displeasing, more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually, from cleaning operations, helping customers and communities reduce emissions, and offering more low carbon electricity in the marketplace. at exelon, we are taking action and seeing results. >> "white house chronicle" is produced in collaboration with whut, howard university television. now, your program host, nationally syndicated columnist llewellyn king, and co-host linda gasparello. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> hello again, and thank you some much for coming along. i told you i was going to introduce you to one of the most interesting and productive people i know, and here in is, craig shirley, the offer of two books on ronald reagan, both of which were on the "the new york times" best seller list, and of this extraordinary volume that has just come out and which, if you are at al
. >> many have spoken out on the need to transition to a clean energy future. act exelon, we are acting. by 2020 we are committed to reducing, of setting, or displeasing, more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually, from cleaning operations, helping customers and communities reduce emissions, and offering more low carbon electricity in the marketplace. at exelon, we are taking action and seeing results. >> "white house chronicle" is produced in...
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so i think he was a master of the essay. >> now speaking of energy, there was a personality, the public persona the world came to know. you knew him well. where did that come from? was that who he was? >> gore had this internal engine that drove him. it was always cool and calm and collected. he had a wonderfully clear eyed vision. but he was a passionate man who never stopped reading, writing, thinking. i met him three decades ago when i was living in southern italy. we became very good friends and remained friends for years. i talked to him on the phone once a week for the last three decades and often traveled with him and stayed with him. he was a man of relentless intelligence, probing wit, a person who never lost interest in the world, ine to the very last minute. he was always reading the news, reading history books. he had hflt at his finger tips. the past was present and accessible. >> and he didn't shy from outrage and polemic, and he didn't shy fromonding. >> gore vidal was a scold. i can see that finger pointing at me. he pointed the his finger at the nation. if he saw a pot
so i think he was a master of the essay. >> now speaking of energy, there was a personality, the public persona the world came to know. you knew him well. where did that come from? was that who he was? >> gore had this internal engine that drove him. it was always cool and calm and collected. he had a wonderfully clear eyed vision. but he was a passionate man who never stopped reading, writing, thinking. i met him three decades ago when i was living in southern italy. we became very...
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i think it would lift spirits of the campaign and provide some energy. governor romney is running a very good campaign right now and he's closed the gap and leading in some polls but i think this would be an added benefit. >> rose: he has enough preparation to be one heart beat away from the president. >> i believe so. look, he has more experience than barack obama had when he ran and more practical experience. and certainly got the intellectual acumen and the fortitude to be a good president. and i have a special place in my heart for him. it's hard to describe the pride i feel for his incredible success. and how well he has moved into the job of being united states senator with humility, not trying an arrogant guy. to learn the trade, if you will. and he's got great, people in washington really admire him. >> rose: he's taking time to give some well thought out speeches on foreign policy. >> that's his strength, that's where he's focused. and you know, look, there are other great candidates as well. portman, o'connell, christy, paul ryan i think would
i think it would lift spirits of the campaign and provide some energy. governor romney is running a very good campaign right now and he's closed the gap and leading in some polls but i think this would be an added benefit. >> rose: he has enough preparation to be one heart beat away from the president. >> i believe so. look, he has more experience than barack obama had when he ran and more practical experience. and certainly got the intellectual acumen and the fortitude to be a good...
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would try and risk his reputation -- why would ryan risk his reputation with a speech that was full of energy -- he is the darling of this convention in some ways -- why would he risk all that by putting into at the things that are overtly false? >> i have a guess -- just a guess -- he is learning what it is to be the vice-presidential candidate. you are the hatchet. you are the hammer. they are going to sell your point of view. they are going to sell that barack obama took $700 billion out of welfare. -- medicare. if the candidate does not want to say it, then paul ryan has to say it. >> who is barack obama's hammer? >> joe biden. the vice-presidential candidate is usually the taft person, but you have to have some kernel of truth. there were blatant lies that were being told. >> a word on the republican party and minorities. >> if you look at the speakers, you have the strongest bench any party has had in memory. romney is sort of the old guy. you have got margo rubio -- marco rubio. you have these new governors. you have this new guy cruz from texas. all in their 40's who represent the fut
would try and risk his reputation -- why would ryan risk his reputation with a speech that was full of energy -- he is the darling of this convention in some ways -- why would he risk all that by putting into at the things that are overtly false? >> i have a guess -- just a guess -- he is learning what it is to be the vice-presidential candidate. you are the hatchet. you are the hammer. they are going to sell your point of view. they are going to sell that barack obama took $700 billion...
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. >> i would have liked a lot more optimism, a lot more energy about moving forward. >> it didn't change my mind. it didn't change my opinion. it didn't offer anything that i didn't really know before. >> woodruff: back from two weeks of political conventions are mark shields and david brooks. >> brown: and who's calling the penalties and signaling the touchdowns? the football season begins with replacement referees. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> they can be enlightening or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. because an open dialogue is what opens doors. wells fargo-- together, we'll go far. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and
. >> i would have liked a lot more optimism, a lot more energy about moving forward. >> it didn't change my mind. it didn't change my opinion. it didn't offer anything that i didn't really know before. >> woodruff: back from two weeks of political conventions are mark shields and david brooks. >> brown: and who's calling the penalties and signaling the touchdowns? the football season begins with replacement referees. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's...
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an interstate highway system -- we need to do something about our dependence on foreign sources of energy. >> charles? >> it is a travesty. this is a time where we have high unemployment, creating jobs in a private industry that would not have cost the american treasury a sense. 1 cent. it is a time we have dependence on oil for people who -- from people who are not friends, from the middle east, russia, venezuela, and elsewhere. it is a source of secure oil. it is a slap at canada. the idea it would have any affect on the environment is ridiculous and the oil would have ended up in china. it is a disgraceful decision. >> republicans have won the debate. that simple. it is jobs. that is what it has been. and this is the jobs president and this is not a plus if you look at it politically. >> it is the most studied pipeline in american history. the state department reported it would be ok. he did it entirely as a political calculation. >> you got the last word. thanks. see you next week. >> for a transcript of this broadcast, log onto insidewashington.tv.
an interstate highway system -- we need to do something about our dependence on foreign sources of energy. >> charles? >> it is a travesty. this is a time where we have high unemployment, creating jobs in a private industry that would not have cost the american treasury a sense. 1 cent. it is a time we have dependence on oil for people who -- from people who are not friends, from the middle east, russia, venezuela, and elsewhere. it is a source of secure oil. it is a slap at canada....
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. >> many have spoken out on the need to transition to a clean energy future. at exelon, we are acting. by 2020, we are committed to reducing, offsetting, or displacing more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually from greening our operations, helping customers and communities reduce emissions, and offering more low carbon electricity in the marketplace. at exelon, we are taking action and we are seeing results. >> "white house chronicle" is produced in collaboration with whut, howard university television. now, your program host, nationally syndicated columnist llewellyn king, and co-host linda gasparello. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> hello again, and thank you for coming along. i didn't mention that i asked the started a youtube channel on mecfs and it can be seen on youtube. now to introduce you to these wonderful people i have here. linda gasparello, as i mentioned, co-host of the program and the lady who likes to wear a hat -- wear hats. and i am very glad to have on the program carl cannon f
. >> many have spoken out on the need to transition to a clean energy future. at exelon, we are acting. by 2020, we are committed to reducing, offsetting, or displacing more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually from greening our operations, helping customers and communities reduce emissions, and offering more low carbon electricity in the marketplace. at exelon, we are taking action and we are seeing results. >> "white house chronicle" is...
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and so i want to take advantage of those energy resources. i like all of those sources of energy. you've probably heard the president say he's for all of the above, and i wondered what he meant because i see how he's been waging war on coal, and i wondered how could he possibly say that. then it came to me. he's for all the sources of energy that come from above the ground, none of those from below the ground, like oil and coal and gas. i'm for all of the above. whether it comes above the ground or below the ground, we're going to take advantage of our energy resources to save your jobs, to create more jobs. and by the way, when we use our plentiful energy resources, our inexpensive carbon-based energy resources, you're going to see manufacturing come back to america. it's not just in this part of the country; it will be in other parts of nation, as well. it will be part of that first step i'm going to take, which is to take advantage of our energy resources. >> woodruff: then-candidate obama won ohio in 2008, but today romney said the president has not lived up to promises he mad
and so i want to take advantage of those energy resources. i like all of those sources of energy. you've probably heard the president say he's for all of the above, and i wondered what he meant because i see how he's been waging war on coal, and i wondered how could he possibly say that. then it came to me. he's for all the sources of energy that come from above the ground, none of those from below the ground, like oil and coal and gas. i'm for all of the above. whether it comes above the...
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i think the energy in "roe v. wade" was on the losing side. that's been kept alive-- that led to an entire movement-- the pro-life/antiabortion movement. and in part because it was seen that the court interrupted what had been the legislative and political process. and that this would be a case of the court for the first time in, what, 70 years, overturning a legislative act of this nature. >> woodruff: one other thing i want to ask you about, we're on the edge of our seats on this, and that budget. the house, mark overwhelmingly rejected the president's budget proposal, and they turned around and passed, along party lines, david, the paul ryan budget. what-- what is-- not a shock that this happened. but what's the next step here? what happens? >> we have an election. >> woodruff: does it matter? it's march. >> we have an election. we wait until december, the cat-- when bad fiscal things happen all at once. i give ryan credit. i don't agree with all part of it but he's taken a step forward. one of the saddest things this week, jim cooper and o
i think the energy in "roe v. wade" was on the losing side. that's been kept alive-- that led to an entire movement-- the pro-life/antiabortion movement. and in part because it was seen that the court interrupted what had been the legislative and political process. and that this would be a case of the court for the first time in, what, 70 years, overturning a legislative act of this nature. >> woodruff: one other thing i want to ask you about, we're on the edge of our seats on...
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. >> woodruff: ray suarez continues our series on america's energy resources with a report from utah about an unusual agreement to drill for gas on public lands. >> what we've shown here is that there are compromises that can be reached that protect the special places while still allowing for a robust level of natural gas and oil development. >> brown: margaret warner interviews supreme court justice antonin scalia about his new book, a guide for judges on how to interpret the text of the law. >> the trick for a judge is to see where the balance resides. it's like a murder mystery. there are clues pointing one way, pointing another way. which clues are more persuasive? >> woodruff: we have a report from beijing on the closely watched murder trial of gu kailai, the wife of a disgraced communist party official. >> brown: and we close with a look at the golden successes of women athletes at the london games. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfr
. >> woodruff: ray suarez continues our series on america's energy resources with a report from utah about an unusual agreement to drill for gas on public lands. >> what we've shown here is that there are compromises that can be reached that protect the special places while still allowing for a robust level of natural gas and oil development. >> brown: margaret warner interviews supreme court justice antonin scalia about his new book, a guide for judges on how to interpret the...
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about insourcing and preventing outsourcing and changing the tax code to relate to it, the stuff on energy and natural gas. even though each proposal might have been small, if you add them up together, then you look toward a direction for the future that will be different if there is another four years under obama. and i thought he sounded strong and i mean there were times when his voice really had some little to it, lilt, sometimes it is flat but i thought it was up and down, and i like that part when it is up and down. >> did it remind you of 2004 convention speech? >> well, to the extent that he went into the military at the end, i thought that was in some ways the strongest part of the speech, when he talks about they are not rich or poor, they are not black and white, they are together in a common mission that was very much like we are not red and blue a at the 2004 speech and i think to start and end with the military was a way of the getting the whole audience to be with him, so i thought it was crafted pretty well. and agree with al, though it could have been shorter. >> rose: cli
about insourcing and preventing outsourcing and changing the tax code to relate to it, the stuff on energy and natural gas. even though each proposal might have been small, if you add them up together, then you look toward a direction for the future that will be different if there is another four years under obama. and i thought he sounded strong and i mean there were times when his voice really had some little to it, lilt, sometimes it is flat but i thought it was up and down, and i like that...
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the arctic sea ice essentially is a big reflector of solar energy during the summer and that keeps the arctic cooler than it normally would be. it acts like an air conditioner for the earth's climate system and that helps not only keep the arctic cooler but also the globe as well. and it's basically a safe for heed that comes in at the equator, gets transported to the north you lose the heat in the arctic. and that transfer of eat from the equator to the poles, that essentially helps set up things like the jet stream, prevailing winds, weather tracks. so as we start to lose the ice cover and warm up the arctic, essentially that's changing the balance between the kuwaitor and the poles and that will shift things like storm tracks and the jet stream and that will change weather patterns and we've seen some evidence of that already and we expect to see more in the future, although we're still in the early stages of understanding that completely. >> suarez: you know, it's a commonplace in stories written about what's happening in greenland, what's happening in the arctic sea that it's happ
the arctic sea ice essentially is a big reflector of solar energy during the summer and that keeps the arctic cooler than it normally would be. it acts like an air conditioner for the earth's climate system and that helps not only keep the arctic cooler but also the globe as well. and it's basically a safe for heed that comes in at the equator, gets transported to the north you lose the heat in the arctic. and that transfer of eat from the equator to the poles, that essentially helps set up...
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i think ultimately we love the benefits we get from energy. and ultimately we're going to want a lot of energy and we're going to want flring in the way that our grandchildren and their grandchildren can have it. and so we will do what is needed in the invention, in the implementation that will get us the energy in the best way. and by finding out what this will cost, what you can do, it lays it out four. and now you can say look, this is doable. we can do this. we canmine and or we can do wind or we can do sun and we can conserve and we can-- now you have a full menu that you can choose from for what works for you, your country, your individual community, for yourself. >> how important is convincing governments 6 this? >> there are problems that each of us as an individual can solv we do not need a federal monitor to make sure i wash my hands after i use the rest room there are problems that our governments have solved with barely a problem for us. the ozone hole going to get fixed because inventors came up with new things and the governments
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into the energy mix. >> suarez: dan arvisu directs the national renewable energy lab in colorado. he concedes the new supplies of cheap gas have challenged the cost-effectiveness of new technologies. natural gas is a bridge to the new technologies his scientists are inventing, he says, not a replacement for them. cheap gas buys some time. >> if we did not have natural gas as this potential opportunity, then i think we would be in a much more urgent set of conditions than we are today. so it would give us a little bit of time to really solve the problem much more deliberately, and hopefully that has long lasting impacts. >> suarez: arvisu notes every energy source has benefits and costs. gas offers flexibility-- after all, the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow. a power plant can throw a switch and start burning gas, something you can't do with coal. >> so, backing off of this is a really bad idea. >> suarez: the former governor told me you can't stop investing in renewables even while taking full advantage of new gas supplies. >> we have to view this as a gl
into the energy mix. >> suarez: dan arvisu directs the national renewable energy lab in colorado. he concedes the new supplies of cheap gas have challenged the cost-effectiveness of new technologies. natural gas is a bridge to the new technologies his scientists are inventing, he says, not a replacement for them. cheap gas buys some time. >> if we did not have natural gas as this potential opportunity, then i think we would be in a much more urgent set of conditions than we are...
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. >> america's clean energy industry, 2.7 million jobs and expanding rapidly. our dependance on foreign oil is below 40% and strengthened america's energy economy. >> what does that tell you the obama campaign is thinking about. >> they're not doing a lot of fact checking because that includes bus drivers and it's a bogus statistic. they're trying to get out there and i guess he's going to run on clean energy. i think it's a little dubious to run on but wants to show some forward-looking job creation. i don't know why they're out there with this particular ad at this moment. i guess if the republican party is going to look backwards he can look forward and that's a good strategy. >> i didn't know our dependance was down. that was addressed to me. the ad which we didn't see the beginning is in response to criticism of the president by particular -- >> we're trying to save time for the two of you. >> unnamed coke brothers. to me it was surprising because it has a defensive quality to it and that's an interesting way to begin a campaign defending. >> and speaking
. >> america's clean energy industry, 2.7 million jobs and expanding rapidly. our dependance on foreign oil is below 40% and strengthened america's energy economy. >> what does that tell you the obama campaign is thinking about. >> they're not doing a lot of fact checking because that includes bus drivers and it's a bogus statistic. they're trying to get out there and i guess he's going to run on clean energy. i think it's a little dubious to run on but wants to show some...
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would the american people trust washington to do what's right when they know that so much of their energy is focused on rewarding the people who brought them to the party? which is the wealthiest people in the country and organized corporate elite. we've got to clean up the money in politics problem. it's time to take that incredibly personal issue of your own personal finances and make them political. >> doing what? >> i think we need to stay politically involved on policy issues. we need to, as a generation, really be the generation that calls for and holds leaders accountable for cleaning up washington, for addressing the political inequality that is perpetuating economic inequality. we need to be a very politically engaged generation. we need to run for office. debt be damned. >> heather mcgee, i enjoyed this conversation. thank you for joining me. >> thank you so much for having me, bill. >> heather mcgee speaks how the neo liberal economic experience of the last 30 years, including cutting taxes on the rich and waiting for the wealth and prosperity to trickle down has left her gener
would the american people trust washington to do what's right when they know that so much of their energy is focused on rewarding the people who brought them to the party? which is the wealthiest people in the country and organized corporate elite. we've got to clean up the money in politics problem. it's time to take that incredibly personal issue of your own personal finances and make them political. >> doing what? >> i think we need to stay politically involved on policy issues....
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three things; wherever we have moisture and water on this planet we have life, and some source of energy, whether it is the sun or the ocean coming from the center of the earth essentially. and we have to have some sort of carbon material. those are the three things for life as we know it. we know that water was once there. now let's go after the issue of the carbon. and that is what curiosity is all about. it's going to go through and think about it. you could take a big drill and try to drill a core sample or take advantage of what mother nature did which is create a huge hole in the ground there with the asteroid three billion years ago which lays bare all the layers of sediment with reveal three billion years of history if you know how to read it. curiosity knows how to read t the scientists in pasadena know how to read it and we will tell the story of what happened along the way there over the next couple of years. >> and miles do we expect the information is going to come back in a burst at the end of the two years? or in a steady stream for the next 24 months? do we know that? >>
three things; wherever we have moisture and water on this planet we have life, and some source of energy, whether it is the sun or the ocean coming from the center of the earth essentially. and we have to have some sort of carbon material. those are the three things for life as we know it. we know that water was once there. now let's go after the issue of the carbon. and that is what curiosity is all about. it's going to go through and think about it. you could take a big drill and try to drill...
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each administration seems to blame the previous one for a lack of an energy policy. i can recall president clinton released a strategic petroleum reserve in the final months of his administration back around 2000. so these projects take a long lead time. the thing... the commodities, judy, i would like to point out the way to lower the price of commodities is to produce more or use less of it. that's the magic formula there. these projects requires hundreds of millions if not billions in investment, require a long lead time and also you have to deal with the vagarys of the boom-and-bust cycle of energy prices. in 1998 when prices got down to $10 a barrel it was ruinous to our domestic oil production. took a long time to come back from it. we're only coming back to it now because there's a new technology that's emerged because of $100 oil. that's the shale oil and the fraking which has its own issues surrounding it. >> woodruff: just quickly, finally michael, how is all that playing into these back-and-forth arguments between the white house and the republicans? >> we
each administration seems to blame the previous one for a lack of an energy policy. i can recall president clinton released a strategic petroleum reserve in the final months of his administration back around 2000. so these projects take a long lead time. the thing... the commodities, judy, i would like to point out the way to lower the price of commodities is to produce more or use less of it. that's the magic formula there. these projects requires hundreds of millions if not billions in...
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just this week, the international atomic energy agency confirmed iran has begun enriching uranium at a second site near the city of qom. and today, iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, insisted the islamic republic will continue on that path. he also vowed to punish those who carried out wednesday's bombing and those behind it. and for more on this we go to ronan bergman in tel aviv, a reporter. and he's also work on an article on this subject for "the new york times" magazine. and david allbright, physicist and former u.s. weapons inspector, now president of the institute for science and international security. ronan bergman, i will start with you. certainly many people are lookings to israel and its smusd intelligence agency watch. is known and not known about who is shined this. >> jeff lee, a, i don't know and even if i knew i would tell you that i don't know. we don't want to risk me jeopardizing national secrets of israel and being thrown into jail. i would say this moussad has a long tradition, the israel intelligence foreign agency has a long tradition of taking out
just this week, the international atomic energy agency confirmed iran has begun enriching uranium at a second site near the city of qom. and today, iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, insisted the islamic republic will continue on that path. he also vowed to punish those who carried out wednesday's bombing and those behind it. and for more on this we go to ronan bergman in tel aviv, a reporter. and he's also work on an article on this subject for "the new york times"...
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but i think, i think with his ideas on clean energy, with his ideas on near term job creation, with his manufacturing ideas, yeah, absolutely. >> suarez: dem yatsic critics were very tough on george w. bush in the months following the recovery that began after 9/11. too few jobs, recovery too slow, job creation too shallow. are we in a different economic world now? isn't it just as fair a criticism as barack obama as it was of george work bush in the early part of this century? >> i think the difference there is that it's what i was just talk approximating about. i mean it's one thing for a president to not have a set of plans to get you from here to there, and here i thought mr. chen's discussion a second okay was very misleading. i don't think governo governor-- governor romney has any plans vis-a-vis job growthnd cay go through that in a second. the thing the president can say that is different is i, in fact, have a set of measures that independent people, you don't have to listen to me, listen the congressional budget office, to independent economists who scored this are saying, yea
but i think, i think with his ideas on clean energy, with his ideas on near term job creation, with his manufacturing ideas, yeah, absolutely. >> suarez: dem yatsic critics were very tough on george w. bush in the months following the recovery that began after 9/11. too few jobs, recovery too slow, job creation too shallow. are we in a different economic world now? isn't it just as fair a criticism as barack obama as it was of george work bush in the early part of this century? >> i...
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energy secretary steven chu visited the site today to see the work in progress. basic construction had begun more than a year ago, anticipating that the nuclear regulatory commission would license the new reactors, which it did last week. they're the first ones approved since 1978, the year before the partial meltdown at three mile island in pennsylvania. president obama called again for more nuclear energy as part of an overall national strategy in his state of the union address last year: >> by 2035, 80% of americas electricity will come from clean energy sources. ( applause ) some folks want wind and solar. others want nuclear, clean coal and natural gas. to meet this goal, we will need them all and i urge democrats >> brown: today, there are 104 commercial reactors in operation at 65 nuclear power plants nationwide. all told, nuclear power provides 20% of the country's total electricity and 8% of energy consumption from all sources. but the earthquake and tsunami in japan last year underscored the potential dangers, when reactors at the fukushima daiichi plan
energy secretary steven chu visited the site today to see the work in progress. basic construction had begun more than a year ago, anticipating that the nuclear regulatory commission would license the new reactors, which it did last week. they're the first ones approved since 1978, the year before the partial meltdown at three mile island in pennsylvania. president obama called again for more nuclear energy as part of an overall national strategy in his state of the union address last year:...
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we have no energy policy that is working. so it's time for a change. >> woodruff: just one year after these suburban counties turned blue for obama, an emphasis on jobs helped mcdonnell to a double digit victory winning them back. but a deeply conservative state legislature that made national news pushing mandatory trans- vaginal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions has since hurt republicans with moderate voters. and, with romney's pick of wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his running mate-- a new dynamic has been added to both campaigns' efforts to appeal to female voters. an avowed catholic, ryan is strongly anti-abortion, as is romney. women made up 54% of the vote four years ago, and favored obama slightly more than men did. the obama team sees another opening this year. >> i don't think the government, you know, should, should be in my bedroom, should be in my doctor's office, should be determining who i'm allowed to marry. >> woodruff: we caught up with mary mclean and a trio of other mothers of young children taki
we have no energy policy that is working. so it's time for a change. >> woodruff: just one year after these suburban counties turned blue for obama, an emphasis on jobs helped mcdonnell to a double digit victory winning them back. but a deeply conservative state legislature that made national news pushing mandatory trans- vaginal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions has since hurt republicans with moderate voters. and, with romney's pick of wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his...
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they have so much just native energy and enthusiasm about the world around them. they live in such a media-rich and digitally-rich and experience-rich environment now that it's-- it's made my job in some ways easier because what they bring into the classroom is really complex and interesting and it's my job to kind of harness that energy and that enthusiasm and direct it toward the things that i need them to learn as far as being 21st century communicators and thinkers and problem solvers. >> suarez: you often hear that teachers can tell who's going to have trouble in high school early on. in the earlier grades. do you agree with that? and is there anything else teachers can be doing in those early grades to help those kids out? >> i think what-- the best teachers are are seekers. we are given a family's child to teach. we're given their most precious resource, their child. and our job is to send them out better than when they walk through the door. and better doesn't necessarily mean that they can ace a standardized test. better means that i have seen deep within
they have so much just native energy and enthusiasm about the world around them. they live in such a media-rich and digitally-rich and experience-rich environment now that it's-- it's made my job in some ways easier because what they bring into the classroom is really complex and interesting and it's my job to kind of harness that energy and that enthusiasm and direct it toward the things that i need them to learn as far as being 21st century communicators and thinkers and problem solvers....
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we're going to keep creating new jobs in american energy, including alternative energy that's been a source of strength for a lot of rural communities in iowa. >> suarez: the u.s. remains the world's largest manufacturing economy. roughly 9% of the american workforce-- about 12 million americans-- are employed directly in manufacturing today. but as jobs have increasingly moved to asia and elsewhere, the role of manufacturing is down sharply from the industry's heyday. to encourage the opening of new plants, the president is proposing more training, additional education and new tax incentives. but republicans say the president's economic policies have contributed to the decline. mitt romney made that point again on tuesday during a campaign stop at a shuttered drywall factory in tampa, florida. >> it does break my heart to see plants like this one. in 2008, this plant closed because of an economic downturn. in a normal recovery, under strong leadership, it could be full of workers by now. >> suarez: a gap in science and engineering is fueling other problems. a new report released by
we're going to keep creating new jobs in american energy, including alternative energy that's been a source of strength for a lot of rural communities in iowa. >> suarez: the u.s. remains the world's largest manufacturing economy. roughly 9% of the american workforce-- about 12 million americans-- are employed directly in manufacturing today. but as jobs have increasingly moved to asia and elsewhere, the role of manufacturing is down sharply from the industry's heyday. to encourage the...
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for example, energy prices have fallen a lot. and there are some other things you can count to on the upside. but so far businesses have been very reluctant to invest heavily, very reluctant to hire heavily. >> muhamed el-erian what do you see-- when you look at all this data coming in, what is most important to you? >> a few things. first the employment picture. and not just whether we're creating jobs or not. that's important. but also what's happening to those who remain unemployed. and that is a pretty worsening picture. that's why i call 2 a crisis. because long-term unemployment is really high. and youth unemployment is really high. and these are longer-term issues that we need to deal with. so the employment picture is very important. second, clarity for businesses. today no one has the confidence to invest. there is a ton of money, judy, on the sideline, a ton of money. and if we can engage that money in the system would be great. and third as ken rightly said, the global economy. we are facing he is vore headwinds. so a
for example, energy prices have fallen a lot. and there are some other things you can count to on the upside. but so far businesses have been very reluctant to invest heavily, very reluctant to hire heavily. >> muhamed el-erian what do you see-- when you look at all this data coming in, what is most important to you? >> a few things. first the employment picture. and not just whether we're creating jobs or not. that's important. but also what's happening to those who remain...
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the international atomic energy agency reported the finding today. it means tehran could be within three months of obtaining enough uranium for a nuclear warhead. iran has insisted it has no plans to make nuclear weapons, but it refuses to stop its enrichment program. former cia director david petraeus told lawmakers today it was clear early on that terrorists attacked the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. petraeus answered questions behind closed doors one week after he admitted having an affair and resigned. republican congressman peter king of new york said the general's account differed from what he said right after the attack, when the administration was blaming a muslim protest. >> the testimony today was that from the start he told us it was a terrorist attack, a terrorist-involved from the start. i told him my questions have a very different recollection. the impression we were giving was the overwhelming amount of evidence was that it was arose out of a span takenuous demonstration and was not a terrorist attack. >> holman: petraeus said to
the international atomic energy agency reported the finding today. it means tehran could be within three months of obtaining enough uranium for a nuclear warhead. iran has insisted it has no plans to make nuclear weapons, but it refuses to stop its enrichment program. former cia director david petraeus told lawmakers today it was clear early on that terrorists attacked the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. petraeus answered questions behind closed doors one week after he admitted having an...
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a spokesman for president obama said energy policy should include all kinds of energy sources, not just oil. swimmer diana nyad's attempt to cross the florida straits was foiled by jellyfish. kwame holman tells us more about her brushes with the stinging creature. >> holman: how did diana nyad try to defend herself and what went wrong? we have that story for science thursday on our science page. on the rundown, margaret reflects on the team tapped to advise mitt romney on foren policy and what its membership suggests. also there, gwen ifill answered your election and political convention questions today in a live chat. and if you speak another all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among ot anyou and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and
a spokesman for president obama said energy policy should include all kinds of energy sources, not just oil. swimmer diana nyad's attempt to cross the florida straits was foiled by jellyfish. kwame holman tells us more about her brushes with the stinging creature. >> holman: how did diana nyad try to defend herself and what went wrong? we have that story for science thursday on our science page. on the rundown, margaret reflects on the team tapped to advise mitt romney on foren policy and...
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my plan has five basic parts one, get us energy independent, north america energy independent. that creates about four million jobs. open up more trade, particularly in the lain america, crack down on china, if and when they cheat. number three, make sure our people have the skills they need to succeed, and the best schools in the world. we're far away from that now. number 4, get us to a balanced budget. number five, champion small business. it's small business that creates the jobs in america, and over the last four years, small business people have decided that america may not be the place to open a new business because new business start-ups are down to a 30-year low. i know what it takes to get small business growing again, to hire people. now, i'm concerned that the path we're on has just been unsuccessful. the president has a view very similar to the view he had when he ran four years ago, that a bigger government, spending more, taxing more, regulating more, if you will, trickle-down government would work. that's not the right answer for america. i'll restore the vitali
my plan has five basic parts one, get us energy independent, north america energy independent. that creates about four million jobs. open up more trade, particularly in the lain america, crack down on china, if and when they cheat. number three, make sure our people have the skills they need to succeed, and the best schools in the world. we're far away from that now. number 4, get us to a balanced budget. number five, champion small business. it's small business that creates the jobs in...
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meanwhile, the associated press reported that the international atomic energy agency has new intelligence that iraq is taking new steps toward building a nuclear weapon. the report said the islamic republic has done computer modeling of the high explosives needed to create a nuclear chain reaction in a war head. for more on this i'm joined by an investigative reporter and military and political analyst a daily newspaper in israel. ronen, thanks for joining us. washington and tel aviv have been at odds for some time now about what to do about iran and the timetable for it. what prompted netanyahu to go public like this today? >> well, margaret, i believe that benjamin netanyahu is quite frustrated from his point of view for not bridging the gap with the american administration on what to do on iran. during the consensus on the interpretation of the intelligence received from iran, where the iranian nuclear project stands but there is a future gap and a debate on what to do with the intelligence. the american administration has been asking, almost demanding, israel (no audio) pre-emptive st
meanwhile, the associated press reported that the international atomic energy agency has new intelligence that iraq is taking new steps toward building a nuclear weapon. the report said the islamic republic has done computer modeling of the high explosives needed to create a nuclear chain reaction in a war head. for more on this i'm joined by an investigative reporter and military and political analyst a daily newspaper in israel. ronen, thanks for joining us. washington and tel aviv have been...
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and i think the energy will be with those who are against it, whether tea party, more conservative republicans. i done think-- i don't think it gos to grow much. those who are intensely against it, they will work. they will knock on doors. they will make telephone calls. >> you mean the conservatives. >> the conservatives but i don't think it is a growing constituency. you discuss health care in this campaign the better it is for the democrats, quite honestly. whether it becomes a debate about medicare, and mitt romney said on thursday what we have to do is this law, whatever the law is has to cover those with preexisting conditions and that they will be guaranteed that they will have coverage. well, how is that going to happen. what is the formula. i mean all of a sudden you have to start answering questions about you know how you would reach that lofty and i think admirable objective. >> do you agree the more health care, the more it helps the democrats? >> wbltion i don't note. you look at what the president said. and let's not relitigate the past, okay. so it is a message that essentially
and i think the energy will be with those who are against it, whether tea party, more conservative republicans. i done think-- i don't think it gos to grow much. those who are intensely against it, they will work. they will knock on doors. they will make telephone calls. >> you mean the conservatives. >> the conservatives but i don't think it is a growing constituency. you discuss health care in this campaign the better it is for the democrats, quite honestly. whether it becomes a...
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the department of energy's inspector general-- a non-political appointee-- found that billions of dollars were channeled to companies started by politicians who were friend of the president. so the president has looked after those companies pretty well. these are attacks, misleading attacks on basically private equity. that's how harold ford saw it, our old colleague, steve rattner now mark warner and i think there's going to be more democrats coming forward because these attacks are so unfair and misleading. >> woodruff: governor strickland, the president's focus here on economic fairness, is that a wide thing for the president to be doing in this campaign? >> absolutely! who doesn't believe in fairness? the fact is that the president has not attacked free enterprise. he's not attacked venture capitalism. he's attacked mitt romney's assertion that he should be president because he made a lot of money for himself and his investors. and the president was absolutely correct. the president's job is to look out for all americans, not just the investor class and the fact is that this president
the department of energy's inspector general-- a non-political appointee-- found that billions of dollars were channeled to companies started by politicians who were friend of the president. so the president has looked after those companies pretty well. these are attacks, misleading attacks on basically private equity. that's how harold ford saw it, our old colleague, steve rattner now mark warner and i think there's going to be more democrats coming forward because these attacks are so unfair...
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blank of what the obama administration wants to do the next four years and not only policies but an energy and passion to win and do those things. finally probably he has to use the medicare issue with a ryan plan. the romney/ryan plan, is it politically unpopular? he has to bring that up. >> woodruff: how do you see it, mark? >> i would say with paul ryan, he's got to k k kp it going. the republicans are on a roll right now, they feel they're on a roll. but he should heed the council of robert frost to john kennedy who said be more boston and less harvard. i would say be more wisconsin more walk shaw than washington, d.c. he cannot give in words his powerpoint if he mentions sequestration oncetor committee as a whole or the motion to recommit eyes will glaze over he's got to stay on offense but at the same time he has to par tri differences between him and governor romney and especially changes that governor romney -- several incarnations that have gone to is going to parry that, not to get into the weeds but parry it. as far as joe biden, i think he's got a tougher but in many ways more
blank of what the obama administration wants to do the next four years and not only policies but an energy and passion to win and do those things. finally probably he has to use the medicare issue with a ryan plan. the romney/ryan plan, is it politically unpopular? he has to bring that up. >> woodruff: how do you see it, mark? >> i would say with paul ryan, he's got to k k kp it going. the republicans are on a roll right now, they feel they're on a roll. but he should heed the...
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the oil and energy specter run by state-owned company and telecom dominated by the world's richest man: pena nieto advisors concedes inviting more competition at home and investment from abroad will mean taking on corporate and labor pillars of the pre. >> i think that the pre can deal with some of the unions, for instance, better than the other political parties. >> warner: because? maybe only the pre can open the economy and get a tax reform. >> warner: but the tv tie con says faster economic growth isn't possible if the drug war continues raging in its current form. >> the leadership has been horrendously distracted by this war instead of thinking about jobs and investment and employment and education. we're always catching the next drug leader. >> warner: ordinary mexicans are also calling for a new approach in the drug war. at a saturday market in monterey, maria bellda said two people, one with a baby, were gunned down in her neighborhood just last week. >> there's something about the violence. i cannot go on like this. >> warner: other mexicans outside politics have joined the c
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work to pass better energy policies. >> woodruff: the president did not directly answer the attacks. instead, at the white house, he argued again for raising taxes on the rich and charged republicans have the wrong priorities. >> if we're going to keep giving somebody like me or some of the people in this room tax breaks that we don't need and we can't afford, then one of two things happens: either you've got to borrow more money to pay down a deeper deficit or you've got to demand deeper sacrifices from the middle class, and you've got to cut investments that help us grow as an economy. >> woodruff: but the obama campaign took the fight directly to romney, posting a web ad reprising some of the candidate's primary season statements. >> corporations are people, my friend! i like being able to fire people who work for me. i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> woodruff: meanwhile, the also-rans in the republican field-- newt gingrich and ron paul-- remained in the race for now. gingrich said tuesday, he's hoping to benefit from santorum's departure. >> obviously, we wou
work to pass better energy policies. >> woodruff: the president did not directly answer the attacks. instead, at the white house, he argued again for raising taxes on the rich and charged republicans have the wrong priorities. >> if we're going to keep giving somebody like me or some of the people in this room tax breaks that we don't need and we can't afford, then one of two things happens: either you've got to borrow more money to pay down a deeper deficit or you've got to demand...
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you have worked together on issues ranging from energy to health care. would you say senator snowe that you represent the sensible center? >> i do. it's the willingness to come to the middle to sort through the issues and try to reach a resolution. recognizing that 2 t issue you're working on is important and how do you get through from here and sort through the issues and that's critically important and having the impetus to do it, not just to be predisposed to one position and that's it. >> ifill: senator bingaman, you voted more party line than senator snowe has over the years and yet you are still defined also as a moderate in this setting. how would you define that? >> the only way that happens in this senate, in this congress, and really most of the congresses that i've served in is if you have bipartisan support. we've always been... i think when i came to the senate the republicans were in charge of the senate, then the democrats took charge and then the republicans took charge and then the democrats and back and forth. i think it's gone back and
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as all watch and listen to the noise, the energy, and the competing visions of the political laboratory that is wisconsin today. you can find more on wisconsin's recall election, including some behind-the-scenes moments from my reporting trip on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: now, the supreme court rules in a case involving free speech, security and a former vice president. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: the court ruled unanimously today to shield two secret service agents from being sued on first amendment grounds by a colorado man arrested after he confronted then-vice president dick cheney in 2006. the man argued he'd been arrested because of critical remarks he made about the iraq war. harassment charges against him were ultimately dropped. in an eight-to-zero decision, the high court overturned an appeals court ruling allowing the lawsuit to go forward. to help us sort through this, we're joined by marcia coyle of the "national law journal." warner: what happened in this encounter between vice president cheney and this man involved? >> three secret service agent
as all watch and listen to the noise, the energy, and the competing visions of the political laboratory that is wisconsin today. you can find more on wisconsin's recall election, including some behind-the-scenes moments from my reporting trip on our website newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: now, the supreme court rules in a case involving free speech, security and a former vice president. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: the court ruled unanimously today to shield two secret...
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>> if we think about renewable energy. one of the things that happened is that when you try to get wind farms set up, really big wind farps there's community resistance that happened in the united states and it's happened in britain. where it hasn't happened is germany and denmark and the reason for that is that in those places, you have movements that have demanded that the renewable energy be community controlled and not centrally planned, but community controlled so that there is a sense of ownership, not by some big, faceless state, but by the people who actually live in the community that is impacted. >> you've written that climate change has little to do with the state of the environment, but much to do with the state of capitalism and transforming the american economic system and you see an opening with sandy, right? >> i do see an opening because, you know, whenever you have this kind of destruction there has to be a reconstruction and what i documented in the shock doctrine is that these right-wing think tanks lea
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a potential large customer to brazil but we think that we can cooperate closely on a whole range of energy projects together. >> warner: rousseff spoke bluntly about the blow-back on developing countries from the monetary policies of the u.s. and europe. >> they lead to a depreciation in the value of the currency in developed countries, thus impairing growth outlooks in emerging countries. >> warner: brazilian journalist said the tone is in keeping with each leader's cool business-like personality. >> i don't think we'll be seeing something like president bush and president lula, you know, the two guys who could go for a beer. i would never imagine president rousseff going for a beer with president obama. but he's a very focused and hands on-person.us i think people in brazil like that. >> warner: rousseff will concentrate on addressing what's been a sudden economic slowdown at home, she predicts, with less time for diplomatic adventures abroad like lula's bid to get in the iran game. >> i believe that you will not see brazil doing the same typeme of initiative under president dilma rousse
a potential large customer to brazil but we think that we can cooperate closely on a whole range of energy projects together. >> warner: rousseff spoke bluntly about the blow-back on developing countries from the monetary policies of the u.s. and europe. >> they lead to a depreciation in the value of the currency in developed countries, thus impairing growth outlooks in emerging countries. >> warner: brazilian journalist said the tone is in keeping with each leader's cool...
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these things happen is they get out into the public debate and slowly they start pick up moment and energy. and sometime down the road they happen. and that was one of the these little ideas that i could imagine becoming more a part of the public discourse. >> rose: thank you, thank you jeffthank you. >> nicholas is here, a journalist, an author, he has written books on ronald reagan and margaret thatcher, rex harrison and pet oth ol. his late cess about two opposing forces of economic thought. mighty forces, they are john maynard keynes and frederick hyack in the clash that he it fined modern economics he chronicles their theories on influence and public debate today. the two men debate aid question that has always been central to the study of economics, should government's intervene in markets. i'm pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: pleasure to you have here. how did you come upon this as a book that needed to be written. >> it was a story that i always knew and people who flew about it when i went to my agent and said i want to write about k
these things happen is they get out into the public debate and slowly they start pick up moment and energy. and sometime down the road they happen. and that was one of the these little ideas that i could imagine becoming more a part of the public discourse. >> rose: thank you, thank you jeffthank you. >> nicholas is here, a journalist, an author, he has written books on ronald reagan and margaret thatcher, rex harrison and pet oth ol. his late cess about two opposing forces of...
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there's a lot of energy among this paul movement. but when the republicans say that they're trying to do a lot of outreach to younger people they're really making a point to show kids, for example, mitt romney sons that are out there on the campaign trail aate low. they're trying to take that message. what they're doing at the convention is trying to make it more open to social media, making sure it's not people home with television, they're watching in all other kinds of ways as well >> ifill: the former governor of this state florida announced today, he was a republican once upon a time, he's endorsing and speaking at the democratic national convention >> you have each convention has their flipper, if you will. you have archer davis, a former democrat, will be speaking here this week. then obviously the former governor of florida. what's interesting about this is one of the reasons that he is not a senator from florida today because he embraced president obama physically literally and figuratively with the stimulus program in 2009.
there's a lot of energy among this paul movement. but when the republicans say that they're trying to do a lot of outreach to younger people they're really making a point to show kids, for example, mitt romney sons that are out there on the campaign trail aate low. they're trying to take that message. what they're doing at the convention is trying to make it more open to social media, making sure it's not people home with television, they're watching in all other kinds of ways as well >>...